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Natalie Hammond, the lead teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School who survived being shot on Dec. 14, will listen to the President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday from the gallery of the House of the Representatives. U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty,...

Members of Congress and a coalition of mayors, law enforcement officers, gun safety organizations and other groups will hold a press conference Thursday, January 24, to introduce legislation on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition...

— President Barack Obama on Wednesday will formally announce the most aggressive and expansive national gun-control agenda in generations as he presses Congress to mandate background checks for all firearm buyers and prohibit assault weapons and...

Searching for a way to prevent future shootings like the one in Newtown, some of Connecticut's congressional representives on Sunday called for a national discussion that could lead to a resumed federal ban on assault weapons and other gun control...

Searching for a way to prevent future shootings like those in Newtown, Connecticut’s top federal officials called Sunday for a national discussion that could lead to a resumed federal ban on assault weapons and other gun control measures. U.S. Rep. John...

Searching for a way to prevent future shootings like the one in Newtown, some of Connecticut's congressional representives on Sunday called for a national discussion that could lead to a resumed federal ban on assault weapons and other gun control...

I don't think there is much question:That Jared Loughner is more disturbed than ideological.That the voices, more than talk radio, influenced his actions.That guns don't kill people, crazy people with easy access to guns do.That talk radio will not change...

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Leading gun-control advocates in Congress, conceding it's probably impossible to get the strong legislation they have sought for years that would close the gun-show loophole, Tuesday joined an effort to pass a more moderate approach."It's been two years...

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An unusual congressional alliance -- Democrats eager for more gun control and Republicans who want less -- Friday killed any effort to curb gun sales, suddenly draining what had been two months' worth of momentum for tightening restrictions on gun shows...

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